Robert Weidman, of Lowell, arrested Saturday

A 50-year-old man allegedly stabbed another man to death after an attempted robbery in Lowell, officials said.

Robert Weidman, of Lowell, was arrested Saturday and faces a murder charge, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a statement.

Authorities have not released the name of the male victim.

Ryan said police received a 911 call at about 10:15 p.m. Thursday from someone who identified himself as the victim of a stabbing. Police found the victim with stab wounds on Woburn Street; he was taken to a hospital where he later died.

An investigation revealed that Weidman allegedly stabbed the victim numerous times after an attempted robbery, Ryan said. An autopsy will determine the victim's cause of death.